Tocqueville's Discovery of America
Leo Damrosch retraces Alexis de Tocqueville's 9 month trek throughout the United States from 1831-1832 and examines Tocqueville's subsequent book, Democracy in America.
June 20, 2010 : 59 min. 6 sec.

Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Dan Okrent discussed the politics of how the 18th Amendment was pushed through and divided the country, permanently changing the politics and nature of urban life.
June 6, 2010 : 53 min. 55 sec.

Rep. Culberson on the 10th Amendment (Clip with Discussion Questions)
Rep. John Culberson discusses the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and gives a visual demonstration of how he believes it works.
May 6, 2010 : 6 min.

Spending Limit Amendment
Reps. Hensarling and Pence on a Constitutional spending limit amendment they are introducing that would limit spending to "one-fifth of the economy".
March 3, 2010 : 47 min. 12 sec.

Second Amendment Rights and States
A panel of legal scholars previews the Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago and its implications for gun rights and other constitutional liberties.
March 1, 2010 : 58 min. 1 sec.

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Reactions
Participants spoke to the press after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
January 21, 2010 : 20 min. 11 sec.

Hamiltonianism versus Jeffersonianism
Gordon Wood explains the difference in views of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson on the nature of government and human nature.
January 10, 2010 : 3 min. 58 sec.

Salazar v. Buono Addresses the Establishment Clause
Joe Davis, Kelly Shackelford, and Peter Eliasberg, on the Supreme Court case Salazar v. Buono shortly after the Supreme Court heard the oral argument.
October 10, 2009 : 6 min.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Retires
President Obama announces the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter and discusses the process for selecting a Justice to replace him.
May 1, 2009 : 6 min.

The Second Amendment
University of Maryland Professor John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime: the Bias Against Guns," explains why he believes gun bans are ineffective.
April 14, 2009 : 3 min. 10 sec.